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Sweden's new island-hopping trail
LONDON, UK, 12 October 2024 (Guardian) - I’m hiking, solo, two hours south of the Swedish capital, along the Stockholm Archipelago Trail, a 167-mile path that has been gradually opening, section by section, this summer before its official launch later this month. |
Indonesia biomass drive threatens key forests and orangutans
JAKARTA, Indonesia, 10 October 2024 (AFP) - Indonesia's push to add wood-burning to its energy mix and exports is driving deforestation, including in key habitats for endangered species such as orangutans. Bioenergy, which uses organic material like trees to produce power, is considered renewable by the International Energy Agency as carbon released by burning biomass can theoretically be absorbed by planting more trees. |
Javan fisherwomen lead fight against marine dredging
JAKARTA, Indonesia, 10 October 2024 (Mongabay) - Fisherwomen on the north coast of Indonesia’s Java Island are leading the fight against the government’s decision to dredge sea sand for export, warning the activity may exacerbate the impacts of rising sea levels and marine ecological degradation. |
Tensions flare as Indonesian islanders resist China solar development
BATAM, Indonesia, 10 October 2024 (Mongabay) - A violent confrontation between local villagers and officers of a land developer on the island of Rempang resulted in injuries and a police complaint. At issue is the 7,000-hectare Rempang Eco-City development on a small island that requires the eviction of thousands of local people. The project comprises a vast glass factory operated by a Chinese firm that will also build solar panels. |
The salty, sun-dried shrimp paste that tastes like home
VICTORIA, Canada, 10 October 2024 (Hakai) - Acetes shrimp, known locally as bhusi jhinga, aggregate in nearshore waters along India’s Andaman and Nicobar Islands from early September to the end of December each year. Atto and Taka are one of over 40 families from the Karen ethnic minority group that spend the four-month period living at temporary camps to harvest shrimp and prepare ngapi, a popular condiment in their native Burmese cuisine. |
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